Following Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s major reorganization announcement last month, Disney continues to reshuffle the corporate pieces to better focus on its streaming business. In an internal memo to staff from Peter Rice, chairman of the recently rebranded Disney General Entertainment Content (DGE) division, he elaborated on the company’s decision to split off its content
Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti has said that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has served to accelerate the shift of television production from linear to non-linear services. Speaking at the virtual Paley International Council Summit on Tuesday, Bassetti said, “COVID gave a kind of acceleration of what is already a trend in our industry, where there is
When the first coronavirus lockdown went into effect in Estonia this spring, the organizers of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival—the leading cinema event in the Baltics, which unspools Nov. 13-29 with a hybrid edition—knew they had ample time to prepare for when and how the curtain would rise this fall. For festival director Tiina
Saban Films has acquired the rights to two titles from Munich-based “Resident Evil” producer Constantin Film. The deals include North American and U.K. rights to the adventure thriller “Tides,” directed by Tim Fehlbaum, and North American rights to director Mike P. Nelson’s anticipated horror reboot, “Wrong Turn.” Mister Smith Entertainment is handling worldwide sales on
Fans of HBO’s “His Dark Materials” can now get their own personal, customized daemon — an augmented-reality creature companion at their side on Apple iOS devices and Apple Watches to encourage them to take care of themselves throughout the day. The premium programmer launched the “His Dark Materials: My Daemon” app to promote Season 2
Indoor movie theaters in Sacramento and San Diego will have to close due to those counties being moved back into the state’s most restrictive “purple” tier due to higher case rates of COVID-19. On Tuesday, the state’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mark Ghaly, announced 10 counties that are being required to move
On-location film permits for the Los Angeles area grew by 24% in October over September as productions staged a moderate recovery amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the FilmLA agency reported Tuesday. The industry, which was mostly shuttered from March to June, has filed for 2,565 film permit applications for 1,967 unique projects over the last
NBC is picking up another Canadian medical drama as part of its primetime lineup. The broadcaster announced Tuesday that it has acquired the series “Nurses” from eOne and ICF Films. Filmed and set in Toronto, the series follows five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy downtown hospital, dedicating their lives to helping
It’s been 25 years since journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Princess Diana on U.K. broadcaster BBC’s Panorama program in 1995. The resulting interview, in which the princess revealed her troubled relationship with Prince Charles, grabbed headlines around the world, but its legacy is now being questioned. A documentary, “The Diana Interview: Revenge of a Princess,” that
Harry Styles has been named Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year for his critically acclaimed second studio album “Fine Line” and the hit songs “Adore You” and “Watermelon Sugar.” The British breakout will be featured in the fourth annual Hitmakers issue, with an extensive interview alongside original photography from Parker Woods, to be released Dec. 2.
Sean Baker is close to wrapping “Red Rocket,” a secret film he has been shooting in Texas. The dark comedy will star Simon Rex of the “Scary Movie” franchise and “Jack & Jill.” Plot details are being kept under wraps, but production should be finished this month. The film was independently financed and will be
Jamie Foxx will produce and star in Amazon Studios’ “The Burial,” centered on the legal battle over a funeral home chain during the 1990s. “The Burial” is based on Jonathan Harr’s 1999 article in the New Yorker about the contractual dispute case brought against funeral home executive Ray Loewen by Mississippi businessman Jeremiah O’Keefe, who
Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan have a very Irish romance in the brand new trailer for “Wild Mountain Thyme,” released on Tuesday. Set in Ireland, the movie centers on Anthony (Dornan), who works in the fields under the constant belittling of his father (Christopher Walken), who has threatened to leave the family farm to Anthony’s
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“Mission Unstoppable,” the weekend CBS educational/informational series from Litton Entertainment, has been picked up for a second season. The show, from executive producer Geena Davis and hosted by Miranda Cosgrove (who also serves as an EP), returns with new episodes in January. The series is part of Litton’s “The CBS Dream Team, It’s Epic” Saturday morning
Following Pearlena Igbokwe’s elevation to chairman of Universal Studio Group in September, Erin Underhill has been named president of Universal Television, where the longtime NBC exec will oversee the studio’s production and look to expand its output. “Throughout her 20-plus-year career at NBCUniversal, Erin has been involved with some of our company’s most iconic shows.
Runaway bride? Jennifer Lopez’s “Marry Me,” a romantic comedy about the unlikely relationship between a pop star and a math teacher, is the latest film to shift its release date amid the pandemic. Universal originally planned to open the movie ahead of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 12, 2021, but will now premiere the film three
MK2 Films has lured key European buyers with “The Good Boss,” starring Javier Bardem. The film started shooting last month in Spain. Described as an offbeat satire with darkly comedic elements, “The Good Boss” is being produced by Fernando León de Aranoa through the label Reposado P.C. and Mediapro Studio. The major distributors that have
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Ken Dilanian, an NBC News correspondent, shook up the morning routine at MSNBC on Tuesday when he uttered profanity instead of relaying news to anchor Craig Melvin as expected. Dilanian appeared not to realize he was about to go on the air live, and instead of responding to Melvin’s introduction, let loose with two curse
Scott Rowe, a longtime communications executive for Warner Bros. TV Group, is exiting the studio after nearly 30 years. Rowe’s post as senior VP of communications and domestic market has been eliminated as part of the broader restructuring and downsizing that has transformed the storied studio and its WarnerMedia parent company. The depth of the
The American Music Awards show is solidifying its lineup for this year’s broadcast, adding Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn Mendes, Lil Baby and Bad Bunny to the list of artists set to perform Nov. 22. BTS and Dua Lipa were previously announced as performers for the ABC show, which will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson.
Amazon’s Twitch hired Angela Hession, a 20-year veteran of Microsoft, as the live-streaming service’s global VP of trust and safety. Hession most recently served as Microsoft’s global head of Xbox trust and safety, where she oversaw the creation of Xbox’s Project Artemis, a “grooming detection” program to identify online predators attempting to lure children for
The Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services organization Easterseals, has announced the honorees of the awards show, which include critically-acclaimed documentary “Crip Camp,” Netflix’s “Away” and Ramy Youssef. The award show, which will be presented virtually Nov. 19 and hosted by model and actor Nyle DiMarco, aims to pay tribute to creatives,
To independent filmmaker Derek Ting, Hong Kong is the place that made his dream come true. It is the city where he and partner Joyce Yung began a decade-long ride in filmmaking and production with the founding of Random Art Workshop, which has produced three narrative feature films and a range of creative content. A
Kenneth Branagh (“Death On The Nile”), Olivia Cooke (“Ready Player One”), Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”) and William Shatner (“Star Trek”) are set to star the lead voice actors in the animated family adventure “Fireheart.” Set in New York in the roaring twenties, “Fireheart” tells the story of a young girl aspiring to be the
Sofia Carson (Netflix’s “Feel the Beat,” STX’s “Songbird”) and Charles Melton (“Bad Boys for Life,” “Riverdale”) have boarded director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum’s YA romance “Purple Hearts,” about two star-crossed lovers. Embankment has launched worldwide sales. Adapted from Tess Wakefield’s novel by Tony Award nominee Kyle Jarrow (“Valor” TV series) and Liz Garcia (“The Lifeguard,” “P-Valley”
Just days after their performance on “Saturday Night Live,” Foo Fighters will be playing a full set livestreamed from the Roxy in Hollywood this Saturday, Nov. 14, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Tickets are $15 and available from the band’s website, and the full stream can be replayed for 48 hours from the
Nielsen, the king of media measurement, intends to extend its yardstick a little further. The data company, whose tabulation of TV audiences forms the bedrock of negotiations for billons of dollars of advertising each year, intends to add viewership data from DirecTV and Dish set-top boxes and Vizio smart TV’s into its national currency –